Integrated GIS system with interactive 3D interface
US8525827B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 12, 2010 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 23, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06T19/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An integrated GIS system in which a 3D visualization system is integrated with a 2D GIS system using interfaces that map 2D components for 3D visualization and map 3D components for processing by the 2D GIS system. A 2D GIS system and a 3D visualization system are integrated through interfaces that provide for 3D visualization of 2.5D GIS data as well as interactive control of the 2D GIS system from 3D windows containing 3D renderings produced by the 3D visualization system. User selections made in a 3D window are mapped to 2D geo-location coordinates for to use by the 2D GIS system components. Changes made via the 3D window to 3D graphic indicia and/or metadata are used to modify GIS data in a GIS database, and the modified GIS data is used to update the 3D rendering to reflect the user changes.
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